CVE-2021-24892 is an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability affecting Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) versions prior to 1.6.9. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to modify any user's email address and initiate a password reset, potentially leading to WordPress administrator account takeover. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advanced_forms_project:advanced_forms:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advanced_forms_project:advanced_forms:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.